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Finmeccanica hires Qorvis

Frank Washkuch May 15, 2008

WASHINGTON: Italian defense contractor Finmeccanica hired Qorvis for PR and IR related to its May 13 agreement to acquire Parsippany, NJ-based DRS Technologies for $5.2 billion.
 

Xbox could define new generation of gamers

Aarti Shah May 15, 2008

Microsoft scored a big victory in the war to dominate the video game space when the company announced its Xbox 360 game has outsold Nintendo's Wii and Sony's Playstation to reach 10 million unit sales in the United States.
 

In Brief

ATLANTA: Merchant rewards program and merchant network service provider Vesdia selected Trevelino/Keller Communications (TKC) as its AOR. This is the first time Vesdia has taken on a national PR firm. TKC will focus on raising brand awareness within the financial sector and merchant community, analyst relations, social media efforts, and increasing executive visibility.

PARIS: Publicis Groupe has acquired Seattle-based digital marketing and strategic communications company PBJS, which counts Microsoft as its client. PBJS will operate autonomously, aligned with Publicis Events Worldwide, and PBJS founder and CEO, Bob Bejan, will continue to manage the firm. Bejan now reports to John Farrell, president and CEO of Publicis' SAMS marketing services division.

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Latest Technology Features

New media faces take center stage

Frank Washkuch May 12, 2008

As many veteran journalists accept buyouts or leave the profession for other reasons, there is a younger generation ready to take on the challenges of reporting in a new age.
 

Mass e-mail pitches are not effective

Greg Jarboe May 12, 2008

I'm not sure which of the nine circles of hell I was in the week before ad:tech San Francisco 2008, but it's the level where PR people spam bloggers with irrelevant e-mail pitches.
 

Announcing an FDA approval, celebrity spokespeople, more

Beth Krietsch May 13, 2008

How can you maximize coverage of an FDA approval?
 

New Web site from 'SNL' pokes fun at politics

Kimberly Maul May 14, 2008

From Chevy Chase as Gerald Ford to Phil Hartman as Ronald Reagan to Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton, 'Saturday Night Live' has always been known for its political satire. Now NBC has brought that online with a new political Web site: SNL Elections 2008.
 

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